Specification
| GENERAL | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| Announced | 2012, February | |
| Status | Available. Released 2012, May |
| BODY | Dimensions | 134.4 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 130 g | |
| - Touch-sensitive controls |
| DISPLAY | Type | Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.7 inches (~312 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | |
| - HTC Sense UI |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| MEMORY | Card slot | No |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 32 GB (26 GB user-available) storage, 1 GB RAM |
| DATA | GPRS | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Yes | |
| Speed | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 |
| CAMERA | Primary | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection | |
| Video | Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization | |
| Secondary | Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p |
| FEATURES | OS | Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Nvidia Tegra 3 | |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.5 GHz | |
| GPU | ULP GeForce | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email | |
| Browser | HTML, Adobe Flash | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| Colors | Gray, White | |
| - MicroSIM card support only - Beats Audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - SNS integration - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Document viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input |
| BATTERY | Standard battery, Li-Po 1800 mAh | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | ||
| Talk time |
| MISC | Price group |  |
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Review
The HTC One X is a technical triumph; it has a Quad core NVidia Tegra 3 processor with a separate video processor. Translated from geek-speak this means that it is faster and more powerful than many low-end laptop and desktop computers. Couple all the processor horsepower to a 4.7” super LCD screen and a seamless curved polycarbonate body, and lots more technical firepower, and you have a seriously lust worthy device.
The Screen
Before we go bananas over the insides, the first thing that will hit you about the HTC One X is the screen. This is without doubt the finest screen I have seen on a phone to date. The Apple iPhone 4S may have a few more pixels, but the One X with its resolution of 1280 x 720, its amazing brightness and size is simply breath-taking. The screen also boasts a surface made from the latest Gorilla Glass version 2, which features greater scratch resistance and better touch sensitivity. The HTC One X touch sensitivity and feel are as good as, and in fact better than most touchscreen devices we have used to date. The colours are not oversaturated like many OLED screens, although the trade-off is black levels that are not quite as inky black as the best OLEDs. Overall, this is the best screen visually and from a tactile perspective that I have ever used. The touch response is super sensitive and silky, helped no doubt by the processing prowess of the One X.
The Inside Story
The camera is also at the cutting edge, with a 8 Megapixel sensor with a BSI , or Backside-illuminated sensor, which improves lowlight sensitivity enormously and reduces the graininess of low light pictures. It also has a F2.0 aperture lens, read sensitive in low light, and a dedicated imaging chip, called HTC Image Sense, translated to mean fast, really fast. Pictures from the One X are as good as many stand-alone point and shoot cameras, and the camera responds instantly, hold the button and the One X shoots pictures continuously. The HTC One X has another party trick, it can take still shots while you are filming a video, simply push the camera button and a still shot is saved without irrupting the full HD 1080 video. The quality and low noise of the pictures and videos will make a separate stand-alone camera virtually unnecessary, for all but the fussiest photographers.
Pre-installed apps
You can download extra HTC software from the HTC Hub, though we don’t recommend it. Stick to the Google Play store for now. We also don’t recommend spending money on HTC Watch, a movie service. There are other solutions out there that are not device and manufacturer specific.
(Warning: When you make new contacts on the HTC One X, make sure save them to Google Contacts, not “Phone.” Your contacts are safer in Google’s cloud than on the phone. You can delete them there anytime as well. HTC is shutting down all of its older cloud backup services on April 30, so if you had a previous HTC phone and used HTC Sense to backup contacts, text messages, or anything else, follow these instructions to get your data before it’s gone forever.)
Camera
If there’s “one” thing the One X and S may be known for, it’s their cameras. Using a combination of technologies HTC is dubbing “ImageSense,” the X and S 8-megapixel rear cameras produce superb photos compared to other smartphones, even eclipsing the iPhone 4S in select areas. The X has a fast f/2.0 aperture that supposedly captures about 40 percent more light than other phones, a special imaging chip inside it, a smart flash with five levels of intensity, and HDR (High Dynamic Range), which allows it to take better pictures if there is a bright light behind your subject (if you like sunsets, this is for you).
we’ve found the One S’s camera to be extremely fast and accurate. Indoor shots look at least as good as the iPhone 4S and outdoor shots look amazing as well. In most conditions, it’s still a crapshoot which phone will produce a better shot, but in certain circumstances, HTC does have an edge. Video is now one of them.
One of the most innovative new features of the One series is the ability to snap photos while recording video. Anytime while recording, you can snap a picture of whatever is going on. It’s fantastic. If you’re watching a video, you can take screenshots of what you’re watching as well.
Outside of video mode, holding the shutter button will let you take a burst of photos as well. The default is set to a limit of 20 burst photos, but you can edge it up to 99 if you love taking shots. After you’re done shooting a burst, you can pick and choose which pictures are your favorite or save the whole batch. It’s a quirky feature, but may be very useful in some circumstances.
Voice and data
Voice calls are pretty standard on AT&T’s network. We had no trouble hearing or being heard. As always, voice calls sound crappy. No change here.
On AT&T’s 4G LTE network, we’ve experienced a mix of speeds. We’ve been bumped down to 3G several times, but due to AT&T’s branding, 3G HSPA+ speeds are still labeled as “4G” in the top bar. You only know if you are actually on 4G if there’s a little lit up “LTE” under it. The difference is far too subtle. AT&T, get a clue and stop confusing users. You have a real 4G network now. No need to lie about your old one anymore.
4G labeling aside, we’ve been getting about 8.5 megabits per second (Mbps) download speeds and 1.2Mbps on the upload, as an average.
Beats Audio rocks
Phone construction and Battery life
Overall, the HTC One X feels wonderful to hold, with no creaks, give, or flex anywhere. The only downside is that apart from the Micro SIM slot, there are no other removable bits. The battery is fixed and not user replaceable, and there are no slots for expandable SD memory. That said, the One X does come standard with 32 GB of main storage, and uniquely includes a further free 25 Gigs of storage on Dropbox for all your files and pictures. Dropbox is cleverly integrated all over the phone, with automatic upload of pictures as you take them to your Dropbox account.
The internal battery is large at 1800 mAh but all that screen area and multiple processor cores can chew through the available charge at a rapid rate. After being unplugged at 100% the initial charge lasted less than 5 hours, but that was probably due to the fact that the screen never switched off as we were so busy installing and playing games, and just generally revealing how fast the phone actually is. After a day or two in which the phone was used heavily, but in a more usual manner, we were able to get a full day, or around 9 to 10 hours, of use before needing to charge. This is no better or worse than most of the new generation smartphones available today. When the One X was used lightly for mail and social media the battery was able to last well into the next day. When the processor speed and screen is taken into account, this is actually a competitive result. The reason for this competitiveness is in standby the Tegra 3 processor sips battery, courtesy of an additional standby processor core, so the Tegra 3 is actually a 5 core device, and if left alone one charge can easily last a few days. It is playing games, taking pictures, and watching video, that really eats battery power.
Operating System
Android 4.03 or Ice-cream sandwich, is the flavour in use on the HTC One X. It is super smooth and far more polished than Android 2.3 or Gingerbread. HTC also have overlaid Android with a proprietary launcher called Sense. The latest version of Sense on the ONE X is Version 4.0. Sense 4.0 is the fastest, lightest, and most polished version of Sense to date. We have always felt that Sense is one of the best launchers and skins for stock Android, enhancing the base operating system and tricking Android out really usefully, unlike many other attempts at skinning and modifying stock Android.
Sense up to version 4 had started to get a bit bloated and fussy. In contrast, Sense 4 is clean and minimalist, and as Android 4 has included as standard a lot of what Sense offered in the past, the latest iteration of Sense is simpler, faster, and enhances Android without bogging it down with unnecessary bloat and useless features. Overall, the experience is fluid and polished with very little to irritate or confuse a first time user. Android on the HTC One is a pleasure to use for both hard core Geeks, like us, and those that just want a superior experience without any fuss or fiddling.
Conclusion
HTC have pulled no punches on their latest flagship the One X. In every respect this is a superior phone to everything currently on the market. The technical specs and abilities leave the competition in the dust, the built quality is fantastic, but more than that, once you pick up the One X it has that indefinable sticky tactile quality of true legends; you simply don’t want to put the phone down.
Call quality is stellar. The HTC ONE X has the best mobile reception, and the best Wi-Fi reception I have experienced on a mobile phone. The all polycarbonate body no doubt had a massive role to play in this. The Camera is good enough for even fussy photographers and videographers. The One X includes near field communication, NFC for banking or payments, DNLA for streaming video to TV’s wirelessly, and more sensors and features that we could fit into this review.
Overall, the One X experience, from screen quality, to sound Quality, to included software, and features, is truly well thought out and more importantly carefully integrated. The HTC One X is currently the best Android phone available on the market; in fact we may go as far as to say the One X may just be the best phone of all for 2012. Try one and see.
Highs
- Fantastic, thin design
- Comfortable to hold
- Amazing rear camera
- Runs Android 4.0 (ICS)
- Beats Audio included
- HTC Media Link HD is fun
Lows
- Sense 4.0 UI is puzzling
- Non-removable battery
- No microSD
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